Assistant Director (Resource Management)

At SIT's Professional Officers Division (POD), we bring our rich industry experience and technical skills into the workplace to create a conducive environment where applied learning and innovation take place.

Reporting to the Deputy Director POD, the incumbent will oversee the management, monitoring, operation, and optimization of the division’s lab resources, including but not limited to the policies and documentation of processes, division workplan, business continuity plans, data analytics and automation of workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Deputy Director, POD in the development of strategic initiatives for the division and contribute to the writing of management papers and presentations.
• Coordinate division’s workplan to actively monitor divisional goals to ensure that deliverables and timelines are achieved.
• In-charge of division’s initiatives on lab sustainability and provide leadership to Labs In-charge in getting their labs certified as sustainability/ green lab.
• Establish and manage division’s sustainability dashboard, conduct sustainability data analytics and implement process improvement projects on lab processes.
• Manage requests for lab space, lab furniture and lab name change.
• In-charge of featuring lab capabilities in relevant platforms.
• In-charge of requests for lab visits and recommends areas for process improvement based on data analysis.
• Initiate self-check and audit process for continuous improvement and to drive divisional excellence.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Director, POD and supervising officer for the effective support of division operations and activities.

Job Requirements

• University Degree, preferably a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science, with relevant working experience in universities or institutes of higher learning.
• Work experience of at least 15 years, with least 8 years in managerial capacity and demonstrates good knowledge and skills in corporate planning, process improvement and resource management.
• Experience in establishing and managing information system, data collection, data mining and using appropriate tools and techniques for analysis will be an advantage.
• Able to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community and possess the confidence to front different parties.